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Savannah in Georgia plans broader film crew base as city hosts Magic Mike XXL
Savannah in Georgia is enjoying a profile boost as a filming location for Channing Tatum’s male-stripper sequel Magic Mike XXL, but the city has acknowledged the need for a larger local crew base. The movie is again based on Tatum’s…
Collider shoots bathing models in Australia and NZ filming Seafolly swimwear promo
Collider filmed in both Australia and New Zealand for a music video for Sydney band Panama, presented as branded content for swimwear company Seafolly. Stay Forever shows models taking night-time swims before emerging together on an idyllic beach. New Zealand…
Ireland to consider raising €50m filming incentive spending cap in 2016
Ireland will consider increasing its current EUR 50 million (USD 63 million) cap on eligible expenditure that qualifies for the country’s filming incentive programme, from 2016. The current Section 481 filming incentive will convert to a tax credit from next…
Industrial Light & Magic VFX company opens new London base
Iconic visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has officially opened its new London office. The firm is a division of Lucasfilm and was initially set up in the mid-70s to pioneer the innovative visual effects needed for the…
Michael Fassbender to film The Light Between Oceans in NZ city of Dunedin
Location filming for Michael Fassbender’s historical feature The Light Between Oceans is scheduled to take place this week in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. The location is part of a broader schedule of filming on the country’s South Island.…
Downton Abbey producers to film BBC crime drama miniseries in New Zealand
Carnival Pictures, the company behind the hit period drama Downton Abbey, is to film a new crime drama miniseries on location in New Zealand for the BBC. The series will shoot in Rotorua on the North Island and has been…
Pinewood MBS Lighting to become exclusive lighting provider at London studios
From January 2015, Pinewood MBS Lighting is set to become the exclusive provider of lighting equipment to productions filming at Pinewood Studios and Shepperton Studios near London. The deal is the result of an agreement between Pinewood and management company…
Ecosse Films recreates 1660s London in southern England for The Great Fire
Ecosse Films headed to southern England to rebuild parts of London as they appeared in the 1660s for ITV’s ambitious new miniseries The Great Fire. The drama tells the story of the devastating fire that destroyed great swathes of the…
Game of Thrones films on location in Spain and Croatia
Fantasy drama Game of Thrones has started its Spanish location filming with a shoot in Seville at the Real Alcazar de Sevilla. The show has already filmed scenes for the upcoming fifth series in locations across Croatia. Seville’s royal palace…
Global UK TV exports to China increase by 40% but US still biggest market
Global exports of UK television productions to China rose by a staggering 40% in 2013/14, but the US remains the single biggest international market for UK shows. The figures, published by the independent producers’ trade association Pact, show that overall…